Upcoming Tower Lighting Schedule
The schedule is subject to change.
March
1-7: Yellow, orange, green, blue (Alliant Energy colors)
8: Purple (International Women’s Day)
9-13: Blue (Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month)
14: Orange (World Kidney Day)
15-16: Yellow, orange, green, blue (Alliant Energy colors)
17: Green (St. Patrick’s Day)
18-31: Yellow, orange, green, blue (Alliant Energy colors)
April
1-10: Blue and green (Earth Month)
11-18: Blue (World Parkinson's Day)
19-30: Blue and green (Earth Month)
May
1-5: Red (ALS Awareness Month)
6-14: Lime green (Mental Health Month)
15-16: Yellow, orange, green, blue (Alliant Energy colors)
17: Isaac Newton Christian Academy (red, white, blue)
18: Xavier High School (navy and silver)
19: Washington High School (red and blue)
20: Prairie High School (orange and black)
21: Metro High School (purple and black)
22: Jefferson High School (blue and white)
23: Kennedy High School (green and gold)
24: Cedar Valley Christian High School (royal blue and white)
25: Linn-Mar High School (red and black)
26: Red, white and blue (Memorial Day)
27: Marion High School (crimson and gold)
28-31: Yellow, orange, green, blue (Alliant Energy colors)
*The days the Tower is lit with Alliant Energy's colors are still open to be replaced with alternative lighting suggestions.
Shine a light on your cause or event
The Alliant Energy Tower lights up the downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa skyline with multi-colored lights throughout the year. Do you have a specific holiday, event or cause you'd like us to highlight? Share your ideas with us!
- Check out the schedule above to see what our lighting schedule currently includes. (Schedules will be updated periodically.)
- If your desired dates are free, submit the Tower Lighting Suggestion Form.
- If your idea is approved, we'll let you know!
Please note: Submissions will be evaluated based on how they support the community and align with Alliant Energy's company values. Before you submit an idea, please consider whether the event or cause embraces respect and diversity, provides community support, or advocates for conservation/sustainability. Birthdays/Weddings/Anniversaries cannot be accommodated. We will not be able to accommodate all submissions. The schedule is subject to change based on unforeseen events.
From May to September, we turn the tower lighting off from midnight until dusk. This is to minimize any impact the light from the tower might have on migrating birds during peak migration season.
Photo gallery
Here are some examples of the ways we've lit up the Tower in the past. (Click to enlarge.)
Row 1: Blue and white (Xavier High School Graduation); Fall colors (Thanksgiving); Red and blue (Washington High School Graduation); Purple and black (Metro High School Graduation); White and blue (Jefferson High School Graduation); Orange and black (Halloween)
Row 2: Red and gold (Marion High School Graduation); Pink (Valentine's Day); Blue (World Autism Awareness Day); Red, black and green (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day); Green and gold (Kennedy High School Graduation); Rainbow (LGBTQ Pride)